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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $15,231, raw the card sits at $198.60 — 76,7× as much. Of 2.556 copies already graded, 3 % received a 10 and 20 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $1,474 on average, before fees and shipping. Rule of thumb: submit when the value at a realistic grade is at least double the raw value — which is the case here. Centering decides it: an off-centre card will not get a 10. The grade distribution comes from the PSA Population Report; people pre-sort before submitting, so your own hit rate may differ.

Across 109 auctions the median was $83.06, across 250 fixed-price sales $107.68. Fixed price therefore fetched about 30 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $51.16 and $108.32, with a median of $76.27. Selling fast lands you nearer the lower end; with patience, good photos and a complete title the upper end is achievable.

The cheapest genuine sales were around $36.34. Offers well below $21.80 are typically fakes, mislabelled cards or a different variant — ask for photos of all four borders and a close-up of the surface.

From real sales: German $101.33 (14), Italian $98.91 (10), English $82.09 (275). German fetches about 23 % more.

lastsold uses only real sales — eBay plus auction houses like Goldin & Fanatics — recent sales count more (recency weighting), outliers and fakes are removed. It's not an estimate but actual sold prices, separated by condition, language and grading.